out of work
Example Sentences
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The war has thrown around one million people out of work directly and another million indirectly, according to early estimates cited by Gholamhossein Mohammadi, an official at Iran’s Labor and Social-Affairs ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Some of them are much easier to make when you have a job than when you are out of work.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Xabi Alonso is out of work, having left Real Madrid earlier this season.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
But one thing is certain - the 43-year-old is unlikely to be out of work for long.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Her dad had been out of work for nearly a year.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
